separation vs clearance

clearance vs separation

separation and clearance both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
separation	Yes	No	No	No
clearance	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, clearance is a hyponym of separation; that is, clearance is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than separation:

separation: the distance between things
clearance: the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them

separation (noun)	clearance (noun)
the social act of separating or parting company	permission to proceed
the act of dividing or disconnecting	the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them
(law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)	vertical space available to allow easy passage under something
sorting one thing from others
the distance between things
coming apart
the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)
the space where a division or parting occurs
the state of lacking unity

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